Have you heard that the swimmers in Greece will have to swim in a pool with no roof. The "jokers" in Greece, despite having 8 years to prepare for the games, have said that they do not have enough time to finish the roof on the Olympic pool.
It will be 104' approx in August at midday. The water will be too warm for fast times and the glare of the sun will make filming for TV difficult.
Apparently, they are looking at moving heats ( apt word for them ) to early morning or late evening, after the finals !
What effect will this have on results, especially for swimmers who are doing multiple events ( like Phelps ) ?
:mad:
The NYT article had this:
The trials will be held July 7 through July 14 at a temporary outdoor pool in Long Beach, Calif. Mike Unger, the chief operating officer of USA Swimming, the national governing body, said: "We made the Olympic trials outdoors because we believed the Olympic swimming would be completely outdoors. Six months later, we learned they wanted to put a roof on."
Can someone describe a "temporary outdoor pool?"
The NYT article had this:
The trials will be held July 7 through July 14 at a temporary outdoor pool in Long Beach, Calif. Mike Unger, the chief operating officer of USA Swimming, the national governing body, said: "We made the Olympic trials outdoors because we believed the Olympic swimming would be completely outdoors. Six months later, we learned they wanted to put a roof on."
Can someone describe a "temporary outdoor pool?"
